More than 1 million people across the United States live with multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that affects the brain, ...

Transcriptomics of two prevailing models, cuprizone (CPZ) and lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), reveal understanding of myelin loss and regeneration.

The Myelin Repair Foundation (MRF) today has granted a non-exclusive sublicense to Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) for the use of MRF's technologies to generate a novel mouse model for all demyelinating ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive neurological disease that occurs when the immune system attacks myelin, the protective sheath around nerves. Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital ...

In a new study by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a chemical compound known as anacardic acid – found in the shell of cashew nuts – promotes the repair of myelin in animal models ...

Miniature brain models (organoids) help evaluate treatments for myelin damage in multiple sclerosis. These human-derived ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

A pilot trial is enrolling patients to test whether vagus nerve stimulation can safely promote remyelination in adults with RRMS.

Diseases such as multiple sclerosis are characterized by damage to the 'myelin sheath', a protective covering wrapped around nerve cells akin to insulation around an electrical wire. Researchers from ...